The City of Summerville is pleased to announce that Summerville Police Captain Brian Ozment has been selected to be the next Public Safety Director upon the retirement of the current Public Safety Director, Harold Tucker, on May 28, 2024.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Friday, April 12, 2024:
A multi-agency gang investigation has led to the arrests of 20 criminal street gang (CSG) members and associates on multiple charges. The GBI’s Gang Task Force, the DeKalb County Police Department, the Cedar Park Police Department (TX), and the Texas Department of Public Safety, along with contributions from the U.S. Marshal’s Southeastern Regional Fugitive Task Force and the ATF, partnered in this significant investigation where charges included Violations of the Georgia Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act, Armed Robbery, weapons offenses, and drug trafficking.
The Menlo City Council has voted to fire longtime city attorney Arch Farrar and has expressed interest in replacing him with local attorney, Sutton Connelly.
Today is the last day for the Chattooga FFA Plant Sale at Chattooga High School. The plant sale will be taking place from 9 AM until 5 PM.
A twenty-year-old Summerville woman was arrested in the early morning hours of Sunday at the Jack’s Restaurant parking lot in Summerville on drug possession charges. According to reports from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office, Brooklyn Brown was found to be in possession of methamphetamine and a small amount of marijuana. After being placed under arrest, cuffed and put in the back of a patrol car, Brown managed to get out of the handcuffs, roll the window down and escape from the patrol car. Brown fled on foot and was apprehended a short time later on Farrar Drive. Brown was charged with drug charges, obstruction of law enforcement and felony escape charges in connection with the incident.
The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed a case of measles in an unvaccinated individual traveling with an international group of students. The individual, who does not live in the United States, is isolated and receiving treatment at a local hospital. DPH is working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to identify and contact anyone who may have been exposed to the individual and to prevent further spread of measles.
In Federal court in the Northern District of Georgia yesterday, U.S. District Court Judge Eleanor Ross granted Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s motion to dismiss all claims challenging Georgia’s citizenship verification process.
Registration is underway for the 2024 Camp Hamby day camp. Camp Hamby is a ministry of United Methodist Churches in Chattooga County. This year, camp will be held from June 10-14 and then from June 17-24.